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BOLTON' W1GGLESW0RTH ■SETTLE .v. ■


• Ruling causes a dash of confusion


THERE’S trouble brewing down in the peaceful village of Bolton-by- Bowland. Sorry, Bolton


by Bowland. For a dramatic discovery


lias been made which threatens to disrupt'the life of the villagers and set neighbour arguing with neighbour. Already, under reorganisa­


is it tea-cup?', you |nili- think. What's in a hyphen, anywav? A lot more than meets the eye, apparently. Tile direction signs m the


Right in the village there's


more confusion. The parish council sign has hyphens and the village hall hasn't.


tion, the village has suffered passively the transfer from Yorkshire to Lancashire. Now it looks as if it may be subjected to further in­ dignities, losing even the little dashes which hold its name together. For the Department of


surrounding- area might give some guidance . . • but they varv, some with hyphens and some without. The modern road signs, the village name sign itself ana the Ribble buses all favour the "without" style.


vertiser and Times, we've ■used the hyphens since 1892—and that's as far back as our records go. Other


As for the Clitheroe Ad­


indications are the Post Oilice directory and the telephone directory’ which


list Bolton-by-Bowland with


dashes. Although reccnlly.changed,


master Coun. Albert Astley. Coun. Astley, the village’s


the Ordnance Survey map used to hyphenate the vil­ lage's name and a 25-year- old Bowland Rural Council official guide was full of dashed Bolton-by-Bowlands! The Ministry directive


was this week dismissed as •• irrelevant and time-wast­ ing " by the local post-


Writing to MP


COUN. Astley—who is to write to his MP asking him to get the D of E to “put their house straight”—can prove that hyphens have


WITH or without the hyphens, i t ’s still a pret ty village.


Environment has ruled that the use of hyphens in the village name is incorrect style.A storm in a . teacup (or


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lllill. Thereafter, elocks go


back on the day following the rourlh Saturday in October anil forward on the day following the third Saturday ’ March.


broaden the scope of their community service work.


sing 35 in all—'decided to do omething this year to


£120 from their funds—some of the money raised at a recent barbecue—to bring a


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m NOW


to enhance tile natural beauty of the locality, will lie out and about in the Ribble Valley this weekend planting more than 40.000 daffodil and narcissus bulbs. The idea came about when the Tablet's—number­


Tablers were not particu­ larly blessed with green fingers, being most of the time " reluctant gardeners," expert advice on planting techniques had been given by Ribble Valley Parks iupermtendent Mr Roger


larger area for the same monev and because ■ there would be more chance of them growing." He added that though the


Back-breaking


half a hundredweight of bulbs, will go out in groups of four or five for several stints of what promises to be back-breaking work. After consultation be­


The Tab'.crs, each with


vener for the Round Table Mr David Hepworth said: " We decided on bulbs in preference to shrubs or trees because we could cover a


.splash of colour to the land­ scape. Community service con­


Hirst, who had also ar­ ranged the ordering of the bulbs.


tween Mr Peter Johnston, of the Ribble Valley Coun­ cil’s Planning Department


and parish councils in the area, sites for the instant beauty treatment have been chosen in Barrow, Wiswell, Whatley Dunsop Bridge, Slaidburn, Bolton-by-Bow­ land. Gisbum. Twiston, Cliatburn and West Brad­


Clitheroe — the stretch of grass opposite the new shel­ tered accommodation lor the elderly in Pen'dle Road. The Round Table will not


ford. There is also one area in


been used in the name for more than 400 years. At the top of each of the 255 pages of the parish register for 1558 to 1724 is the head­ ing Boiton-by-Bolland.


voice on the Ribble Valley Council, told the Advertiser: “ The department should channel its time and energy into ridding rural areas such as Bolton-by-Bowlaiul of the indignity of pail closets and sadly outdated sewerage plants rather than spending time on irrelevant fripperies." The controversy began


the hyphens," said a spokes­ man for the D. of E, *


if anyone feels strongly on the subject they could put in a request to the Ribble Valley Council to have them reinstated.


We have now dropped • but


though, we would have to grant a special order." At a meeting of the


“ In order to do that,


when the department was confirming for the electoral


review the group of parishes around Bolton-by-Bowland. Someone noticed that the


Ribble Valley Council was hyphenating the name when, according to their mast recent records pre­ pared by the county a few years ago. there should be no little black dashes.


Parish Councils’ LiaUon Committee of the Ribble Valley Council, members agreed to note the directive


ancient documents. Coun. Astley came across one interesting fact about his village. According to Whit­ taker's Guide to Craven published in 1878. it was previously known a* Bolton juxta Bow’


During his search of


Wilkinson should know the answer to the hyphen ques-


hyphens. Village butcher Mr G.


.and . . . without


trative Officer Mr Jack Ruff- ley commented: "The omis­ sion of the hyphens was not a Ribble Valley Council deci­ sion — we merely received the information from the Department of the Environ­ ment. " But we will inform the


from Whitehall. Afterwards Chief Adminis­


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Bolton-bv-Bowland Parish Council and it is up to them to decide whether to agree with the decision or oppose


far as I can ascertain at present, there are no Strong jeehnsrs either tor the reten­ tion or the demise ot the hvphens. All official docu­ ments relating to the Post Office are hv.ohenated and nil records dating back manv vears are the same. " Whatever the depart­


Said Coun. Astley: A >>


COUN. ASTLEY


tion— hes lived m Boiton- bv-Bowland all ms lue.


THE flowers that bloom in the spring tra-la will have a lot to do with Clitheroe Round Table. For the organisation, keen


Will you help?


ORGANISER of t li c


Poppy Day Appeal m Clitheroc, Mrs E t h e l Penny, is seeking volun­


teers to act as collectors on Saturday, November Dili, and to


h e l p


generally. An empty shop at the


corner of the Market Place, opposite the lib­ rary, is the temporary headquarters for the sale of poppies and wreaths, and after the weekend, Mrs Penny will be there every day except 'Wednes­ day to answer inquiries.


Sabden


mill site protest


SABDEN residents are to get up a petition to the Ribble


Valley Council protesting at its plan to create a small industrial estate on tlic site of Cobden Mill. Their decision was made


at a public meeting called by the parish council after reading in the Advertiser


have to wait too long to see the results of its labours, which should be evident for many years to come. " Most of the sites that


and Times about the pro­ posals. Residents are to advocate


KEEPING lit the easy way could well catch on m Chipping following the


success of the first oi a senes ol 10 lessons in the village hall. It's easy because the _cl»*>


medial exercises from a s i ­ ting position, in rhythm to a bouncy tune such ns the "Wheels Cha Cha." perhaps better known as the muscle man music.


including one man—was a little apprehensive, wonder­ ing just what they would be expected to do.


that t''e site should instead be used for recreational facilities for the whole village.


have been chosen are fairly public, and we hope this will deter people from pick­ ing the flowers, which I gather is already a bit of a problem in some of the villages," said Mr Hepworth. When the flowers appear


I difficulty by a person of any I age and greatly helped io


Sadie Walmsley, of Lo»z- ridge, who is president of the North West Keep Fit Association, soon put them at case, explaining hotf beneficial the exercises wove. She explained that they could be carried out without


But their instructor, Mrs At first the class of 1C—


joints. A.$ a rheumatism sufferer


relieve rheumatism and stiff members "carry out their re­


herself, she is particularly aware of the value of the exercises, wmch as the first lesson included bending the wrist, ankle and knee joints and stretching the neck


muscles. A charge of lOp is made,


and after paying the hall fee. the remainder is given to Mrs Walmsley. who


Raiders strike at two hotels


POLICE investigating tlie thef t of valuable antique


hands it on to her. pet chnritv. The lessons were arranged


as a direct result of a talk which she gave to Chipping


Happy Days Club in the spring. Members enjoyed living out the exercises so much that Mrs Walmsley offeree to run the course. People of any age group


silverware from a Clitlieroe hotel have issued an appeal for public help with their inquiries.


are welcome to go along on a Thursday afternoon, for as Mrs Walmslcy says, the more the merrier. The picture shows Mi's


hotels in tbe town this week, thieves forced their way into a mobile bungalow in tbe grounds of the Roe- field Residential Hotel. Edis- ford Bridge, and got away


In one of two raids on


Walmsley giving encourage­ ment to some of her class.


LAST 7 DAYS


FOR CUSTOMERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR


Declan O'Carroll, of Earby police headquarters, said:


Yesterday, Det. 'Insp.


" If anybody comes across anv of the silverware or saw anyone near the Roefield Hotel between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Monday, we would be very pleased to bear from them."


with a large amount of Georgian silverware as well as £30 in cash. In the other theft, at the Starkic Arms Hotel. Castle Street, some £500 in cash was stolen.


FOLK FESTIVAL IS A HIT


next spring, the Tablers hope that other organisa­ tions or individuals will be encouraged to do some


further planting. Commented a spokesman


for the Planning Depart­ ment: "The Round Table's idea certainly seems a very good one. Wc are always open for suggestions of this nature and are willing to give advice or help to any­ one wanting to improve our environment.


Women in fear


WOMEN in the West View area of Clitheroe are afraid to walk along the Castle field footpath at night because it is badly lit. Conn Ronnie Todd told Ciithoroc


Town Council.He added that there was an additional hazard in that the footpath was becoming a public highway, used by cars and motorbikes, and he knew of a t least one case where a serious accident had been narrowly avoided. Members decided to draw the attention of the nibble


Valley Council to both fmaMawc


MORE than 100 people of all age groups attended a concert in Clitheroe featuring con P folk songs with religious themes. The concert, the first Christian folk festival held In


school hall, was organised by young people of St James’s parish. Singer-guitarist Graham > Bury, was the main artist. He was supported by four ciitheroe teenagers—Kather in e* •


Jones, Mnda Whitfield ami Christine Pickup-- ' ” 1 o call themselves "The Servants of the *


classical guitarist John Walker, of B a x c n d e n . -the performers and a section of the i HUflvn


s section of the audience arc


Arms raid, he added it had been niore difficult to pin- point the exact time of the incident, although. of course, anv information


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Mrs Margaret Pilkington, who lives in the mobile bungalow, was at the hotel haring a meal when the thieves struck


Owner of tbe Roefield,


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diameter punchbowl. a George II tankard, a silver tureen, a pen and a per­ fume bottle were among the Items that vanished. The cash disappeared from IMrs Pilkington’s handbag, also in the bungalow. And the family's pet terrier. Melanie, who was at. the home at the time, failed to


sured." As well as the two-foot


treating the theft at tbe Starkie Anns Hotel as being linked with the Roefield


raise the alarm. Police are not at present


incident. Tenant of the Starkie


.


Arms. Mr Alan Cross, told the Advertiser yesterday that he was considering


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ment savs. I cannot see people changing their haoits and, as far as I know, the name should have hyphens in it. Surelv they don t expect me to cro.^s out all the hyphens on my headed notepaper?


have the name h.vpnenated and I don't intend to change that." he said. "You would think the Department oi the Environment had better thines to no —ana anyway thev wont change the habits of the villagers.


•• Ail mv bu.s ana so on


Bowlanders. not to mention vou others, the Bolton by Bowlanders. Is the D. of E. rielit? Should your village be dashed, or caught with its hyphens ciown?


So- all vou Bolton-by-


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